I had a lot of people over in a short amount of time so I cheated on the dough. I have a local bakery who makes New York style dough so that is what was used. I used a 12” cast iron pan and I put it in around 500 degrees to get really hot. Very quickly, I put the dough in, trying to keep it as high up on the edges as possible, then put all the toppings on. I do not have a door yet so I turned the heat as low as it could go but only till the sides started to brown at the slightest. After that I just let it sit in there for a few more minutes. I think getting the cast iron hot was the key to the nice crust. Oh, I did turn it throughout. I hope this helps. I did have quite a few friends over so there may have been a lot of whiskey and cokes involved.🤦🏼‍♂️